And let's face it how matters as much what you do. If you feel you need to knock on the door then you walk up and try and make yourself obvious and holler out when you think someone is up. Not start walking in then take off when the dogs bark. So what if the homeowners are a bit on edge? I put them there by my actions so I do everything I can to make them comfortable and if it's too much then I didn't really need to bother them anyway now did I?poppo wrote:So let me get this straight. The poster trespasses at night, and if Farmer Bob draws on the trespasser he is committing a felony?Cedar Park Dad wrote: Legally he is fully justified to defend himself. He has made no criminal action whatsover. Farmer Bob coming out and drawing on the poster would have been the one committing a felony, not him.
As someone who lives way out in the sticks, anyone parking in my driveway and approaching my house late at night is going to be greeted with me armed. They may have a valid reason for being there (i.e. hitting a deer or hog or what ever), but just like Farmer Bob, I am going to be extremely cautious and suspicious until their story is verified. Someone just "claiming" they are having car trouble from a distance is not going to cut it.
As others have noted, response time for the sheriff dept can be rather lengthy. I'm not going to just sit inside waiting to see what one or more individuals may be up to.
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- Thu Aug 14, 2014 8:05 pm
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- Topic: What could I have done if this situation went south?
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